During armed conflict, the well-being of women is threatened by physical, sexual and psychological abuse, and vital maternal care services are typically disrupted by the devastation of health infrastructure.
Due to the devastation of the health infrastructure in key cities in the area the Department of Health had lost almost all its health facilities and as a result, there was only very limited capacity to vaccinate children.
The main constraint to reducing maternal and child mortality is in overcoming the devastation of the health system that occurred over 27 years of war.
The significant devastation of the health system in Iraqi Kurdistan by the events of the last few decades together with latest demographic, political and economic evolutions have made the necessity for adopting a new health care system increasingly recognized [ 3].
"This move locks the Gulf into another five years of corporate giveaways ― with decades more of climate pollution, offshore oil spills, devastation to fisheries, and health impacts to local communities," RAN Executive Director Lindsey Allen said.
"Dirty Energy tells the personal story of those directly affected by the spill and who are now struggling to rebuild their lives amidst the economic devastation and long-term health risks.
A link to a 'Crash course in intensive care medicine for SARS patients' – a site targeted at non-intensivists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong – reminds us of the devastation that quarantining of health care workers has on the hospital labor force.
(Genzlinger) 'Marcellus Shale' (closes on Sunday) Paul Zimet's play with music is about the effects on a New York town of fracking (hydraulic fracturing), where the gas companies' generous checks don't make up for the health and environmental devastation.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Indus River breached its banks again on Saturday, bringing further devastation to southern Pakistan, as health officials confirmed the first cases of cholera caused by the worst flooding in Pakistan's history.
Millions more poor families face risks to their health, and financial devastation, under a plan backed by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to slash federal spending on Medicaid.
This despite the fact that, more than a month after the superstorm devastated large swaths of the New York metropolitan area, thousands of families are still coping with the devastation, and could face substantial health risks living in damaged homes.
